Longshore clerks approve contracts with LA/Long Beach employers

Thursday, February 21, 2013

John Fageaux, lead negotiator for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union's Local 63, Office Clerical Unit (OCU), and Stephen Berry, lead negotiator for the employers of the OCU at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, issued a statement late Wednesday saying OCU bargaining units voted and agreed to ratify the terms of tentative agreements reached with the Harbor Employers Association member companies on Dec. 4, 2012. The contracts for the 600 office clerical workers and 14 employers at the two ports will run through June 30, 2016. The statement said the approved agreements will be finalized in the coming days and are "important in ensuring smooth operations at our Southern California por...